Characterization of the microbial community in biological soil crusts dominated by Fulgensia desertorum (Tomin) Poelt and Squamarina cartilaginea (With.) P. James and in the underlying soil

Soil Biology and Biochemistry

Volumn 76, Issue , 2014, Pages 70-79

  Bastida, Felipe ^a   Jehmlich, Nico ^b   Ondoño, Sara ^a   von Bergen, Martin ^b,c   García, Carlos ^a   Moreno, José L ^a  

^a RESEARCH GROUP ON QUALITY   (Spain)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Biological soil crusts; Community structure; Microbial activity; PLFA; Proteomics; Semiarid soils

Indexed keywords

BIOMASS; ECOLOGY; FACTOR ANALYSIS; FORESTRY; FUNGI; MICROORGANISMS; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; MULTIVARIANT ANALYSIS; PROTEINS;

BIOLOGICAL SOIL CRUSTS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURES; MICROBIAL ACTIVITIES; PLFA; PROTEOMICS; SEMIARID SOILS;

SOILS;

BACTERIUM; BIOMASS; COMMUNITY STRUCTURE; CYANOBACTERIUM; FUNGUS; LICHEN; MICROBIAL ACTIVITY; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEOMICS; SEMIARID REGION; SOIL CRUST; SOIL ECOSYSTEM; SOIL MICROORGANISM;

SPAIN;

EID: 84901378880     PISSN: 00380717     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.soilbio.2014.05.004     Document Type: Article

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